GRE Word List
ENDEMIC
belonging or native to a particular people or country
The meaning of the word endemic is belonging or native to a particular people or country.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| modish | fashionable |
| tint | a usually slight or pale coloration : hue |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |